Philippians 3:6

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Summary

Philippians 3:6

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

Zeal

Acts 21:20

Romans 10:2

Galatians 1:13

Persecuting

General references

Philippians 3:7

Bible References

Zeal

They gave the glory to God, when they heard it, and said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousand believers there are among the Jews, all of them zealous champions of the law.

For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but they are not intelligently so.

You have heard, indeed, of my former conduct as an adherent of the Jewish religion, how I kept on furiously persecuting the church of God, and tried to destroy it,

Persecuting

But Saul continued to harass the church, and by going from house to house and dragging off men and women he continued to put them into prison.

Now Saul, as he was still breathing threats of murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

"I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up here in this city, and carefully educated under the teaching of Gamaliel in the law of our forefathers. I was zealous for God, as all of you are today.

I myself, indeed, once thought it my duty to take extreme measures in hostility to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

For I belong to the lowest rank of the apostles, and am not fit to bear the title apostle, because I once persecuted the church of God.

though I once used to abuse, persecute, and insult Him. But mercy was shown me by Him, because I did it in ignorance and unbelief,

General references

But he said to Him, "Teacher, I have kept all these commandments ever since I was a child."

But fresh wine must be put into new bottles.

But he said, "I have kept all these commandments ever since I was a child."

But Saul continued to harass the church, and by going from house to house and dragging off men and women he continued to put them into prison.

But for Christ's sake I have counted all that was gain to me as loss.